Will

 

We all have wills that we look to satisfy. These types of thoughts seems to occupy our minds most of the time. My will this morning was to have a cup of coffee and so I know punch keys and simultaneously drink coffee, my will accomplished. Without looking for more evidence to prove my point, just let your mind explore the driving force behind our wills and it will soon become apparent what our lives are about. “I” is what really matters, it’s "my will" that counts. It’s my number one priority. However, as a Christian my precepts now need to change. Not that God has changed, He is the same “yesterday, today and tomorrow”. His requirements remain constant, His expectation are impartial and His law the yardstick. Both the Christian and the unbeliever will be judge by the same set of rules, in the highest court in the universe, which I will call, “the Court of Judgements”. A place where every individual who has experienced life on earth will be judged. And nothing less than perfection will suffice. The Bible refers to this event as the “Great White Throne Judgement” and make no mistake it will be a grand event. All those who do not have Christ as their advocate and clothed in His righteousness will be found wanting.

 

With this in mind what should our wills look like? The unbeliever has absolutely no chance of pleasing God. Why? He has turned a blind eye to to the lifeline God has thrown sinners, His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ the Lord. It’s not enough to believe that he exists, did you know that even the demons believe and they tremble. Why? They also know that their judgment is coming. You see it all comes back to our wills, we must align them with God’s will and his endowment for salvation, which is, Jesus Christ. If not we will fall short on Judgement Day. The key to success isn’t monetary security, its finding forgiveness for our sins so that we may be exempt on Judgement day. And the only way we can achieve this is through repentance and calling out to the One who has the power to save, Jesus Christ the Lord! Regardless of the score you are trying to keep, which looks to excuse your sin and excuse others of theirs. If your will constantly chases that objective, you will come up short, end of story.

 

Our wills must shift from selfish motivations, to this type of mind-set “What would Jesus do?” It’s really all about the will of God and until we understand this, we will at best, remains babes in Christ. I want you to do me a favour and break down some of your actions. Habitual actions that happen without too much thought. Dissect them and it will become very apparent where we stand on our commitment to the will of our heavenly Father. We are so busy with life that we “just do” what we do. A thought springs to mind, our will is then ignited and more times than not we succumb, we scratch the itch even when it’s contrary to the will of God. We buckle to sin. As Christians we must learn to avoid kicking against the goads? We needn’t look any further than our Saviour example, explicitly in the Garden of Gethsemane. There is much we can learn from this event. We must take on theory before we can apply it into our lives. We must have the right understanding of what is required from us as children of God ("Because a double minded man is unstable in all their ways"). Jesus the man was under such pressure in the Garden that he began to sweat blood. Now medically, I am not sure how far one needs to travel to reach this point but Jesus endured and all because he wanted to please His Father. If that doesn’t melt your heart, I am not sure anything can.  What is the Fathers will? “For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” (John 6:40) 

Even if we don’t understand what we are going through at the time, when we finds God’s will for the situation, blessings always follow and when we are blessed spiritually it certainly revitalizes our bodies. Look at the result of the Lords victory, because Jesus endured how many look and have looked to him for salvation? Too many to number… Why? All because he endured the temptation as it was the will of his Father.

 

“Not my will but thine be done” must become our mantra if we want to reach the lost for the sake of their salvation. Hopelessness is what leads a person to the foot of the cross and once there, they then look up, see the Lord Jesus’ sacrifice and that’s where they will make a choice either way. Only those clothed in the righteousness of Christ will escape the wrath of God. Why? Because only the man Jesus lived a life of sinless perfection, yes! He never breached one of God laws thus making it possible for the “whosoever” to find forgiveness for their sins in HIM. Outside of that, hell will be your final destination.

 

Signing off

 

Tyrone